In the foreground the lives of Balint, with his ultimately unhappy love for Adrienne, and his fatally flawed cousin, Laszlo Gyeroffy, who dies in poverty and neglect, are told with humour and a bitter-sweet nostalgia for a paradise lost through folly. The sinister and fast moving events in Montenegro, the Balkan wars, the apparent encirclement of Germany and Austria-Hungary by Britain, France and Russia, and finally the assassination of Franz Ferdinand all lead inexorably to the youth of Hungary marching off to their death ...
Read More
In the foreground the lives of Balint, with his ultimately unhappy love for Adrienne, and his fatally flawed cousin, Laszlo Gyeroffy, who dies in poverty and neglect, are told with humour and a bitter-sweet nostalgia for a paradise lost through folly. The sinister and fast moving events in Montenegro, the Balkan wars, the apparent encirclement of Germany and Austria-Hungary by Britain, France and Russia, and finally the assassination of Franz Ferdinand all lead inexorably to the youth of Hungary marching off to their death and the dismemberment of their country.
Read Less
Add this copy of They Were Divided (the Writing on the Wall the to cart. $5.60, very good condition, Sold by Open Books Ltd rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Arcadia Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.
Add this copy of They Were Divided (Transylvanian Trilogy) to cart. $6.39, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Arcadia Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps, markings, and stickers. The copy is in otherwise good, readable condition. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Add this copy of They Were Divided (the Writing on the Wall) to cart. $15.61, very good condition, Sold by Halcyon Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by ARCADIA BOOKS.
Add this copy of They Were Divided (Writing on the Wall: the to cart. $18.48, very good condition, Sold by Prominent Trading Company rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by ARCADIA BOOKS.
Add this copy of They Were Divided (Writing on the Wall: the to cart. $18.79, new condition, Sold by Prominent Trading Company rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by ARCADIA BOOKS.
Add this copy of They Were Divided (Writing on the Wall: the to cart. $24.88, very good condition, Sold by Marches Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by ARCADIA BOOKS.
Add this copy of They Were Divided (the Writing on the Wall the to cart. $36.93, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Arcadia Books.
Add this copy of They Were Divided to cart. $38.28, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Arcadia Books Ltd.
Add this copy of They Were Divided (the Writing on the Wall the to cart. $100.69, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Arcadia Books Ltd.
